community-based disaster risk management and the media media kit
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Vietnam<br />
Brief Hazard Profi le<br />
chapter 4. country hazard <strong>and</strong> vulnerability profi les<br />
Vietnam is a long, narrow country, with major urban centers in <strong>the</strong><br />
North (Hanoi) <strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong> South (Ho Chi Minh City). The central region<br />
is relatively less developed. Since <strong>the</strong> establishment of a policy of<br />
economic openness in<br />
1988, <strong>the</strong> country has<br />
been going through<br />
a rapid <strong>and</strong> profound<br />
economic transition.<br />
There are indications<br />
that <strong>the</strong> rapid economic<br />
development tends to<br />
increase disparities<br />
between urban <strong>and</strong><br />
rural communities, <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> government has<br />
established policies<br />
to reduce this effect.<br />
Offi cial development<br />
assistance has strongly<br />
increased since <strong>the</strong><br />
early 1990s, accounting<br />
for 5% of <strong>the</strong> total<br />
GDP in 1999. This is a<br />
vietnam<br />
Mid Population (July)<br />
Annual Growth Rate<br />
Urban Population<br />
Pop. below poverty line<br />
GDP/capita (PPP USD)<br />
GDP by sector:<br />
agriculture<br />
industry<br />
services<br />
L<strong>and</strong> Use:<br />
arable l<strong>and</strong><br />
permanent crops<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
83, 535, 576<br />
01.04%<br />
25.80%<br />
28.90%<br />
3,000 USD<br />
21.00%<br />
40.90%<br />
38.10%<br />
19.97%<br />
05.95%<br />
74.08%<br />
Climate<br />
Topical humidity, Hot <strong>and</strong> rainy (May to Oct)<br />
Cold season (Nov to Apr)<br />
2005 est<br />
2005 est<br />
2003<br />
2002<br />
2002<br />
2005<br />
2005<br />
2005<br />
2001<br />
2001<br />
2001<br />
Source: UNDP, Global Health Facts Organization,<br />
World Fact Book 2005<br />
relatively high rate, ranking third after Laos <strong>and</strong> Cambodia. Assistance<br />
was provided in a range of sectors, <strong>and</strong> included integration of refugees,<br />
environmental cooperation, assistance to NGOs <strong>and</strong> EU investment<br />
partner programs.<br />
Hazards<br />
Because of its geographical location, Vietnam is most prone to typhoons,<br />
fl oods, storms <strong>and</strong> salinity intrusions. Typhoons, with a l<strong>and</strong>fall average<br />
of four to six per year, raise sea levels by many meters <strong>and</strong> send storm<br />
surges up estuaries to inundate valuable cropl<strong>and</strong>s. These typhoon<br />
rains, when added to rising river levels (already high because of <strong>the</strong><br />
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